[Individual-members-EL] EL Newsletter 02/09

[European Left]

We can change Europe


 

For the 2009 elections to the European Parliament the Party of the European
Left adopted a common electoral platform based on the principles of peace,
democracy, social justice and solidarity. In the run-up to the European
elections on 4-7 June 2009 the parties of the European Left campaign
together and for these goals in the various European countries. For all
<http://www.european-left.org/english/elections_2009/overview/> updates and
activities concerning the elections visit our website's section HERE.



5 years of European Left 


 

It was just the beginning... "The Party of the European Left has grown up
and become a significant actor on the political scene", states Lothar Bisky,
the chairman of the European Left. On 9 May 2004 the Party of the European
Left was founded in Rome. 5 years later, the proposals contained in the
common electoral platform exemplify that the European Left can change
European politics concretely. READ
<http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/zuru
eck/latest-news-home/artikel/5-years-of-european-left/> MORE and WATCH THE
CARTOON  <http://european-left.shirtpunkt.com/> HERE.

 



For decent wages and jobs, for a social Europe


 

On 14-16 May many activists from the European Left joined ETUC's Action Days
all over Europe to call on the EU governments to take appropriate measures
against the growing crisis, which is mainly hitting the workers and weaker
individuals in Europe. 350,000 people took part in the successful
demonstrations, amongst them around 45,000 were on the streets of Brussels
on Friday. READ
<http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/zuru
eck/latest-news-home/artikel/for-decent-wages-and-jobs-for-a-social-europe-o
ne-more-step-towards-the-european-elections/> MORE 



EL Executive Board meeting and launch of the campaign in Rome


 

The Executive Board of the European Left met on 17 and 18 April to finalise
the common electoral campaign and its activities in over 10 EU countries,
the first one taking place in Rome's Piazza Navona on 18 April. Furthermore
initiatives concerning the economic crisis, the conclusions of the G20 and
NATO summits, the migration policy of the EU and other topics were
discussed. READ
<http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/zuru
eck/latest-news-home/artikel/el-executive-board-meeting-rome-17-18-april-200
9/> MORE



Dissolving NATO for Peace


 

More than ever, security in Europe must be based on the principles of peace
and security, disarmament and structural assault incapacity, conflict
solution by political and civil means within the OSCE system, conforming to
international law and to the principles of a reformed and democratised UN
system. Such a collective and cooperative European system must guarantee
security and unconditioned access to energy supply, environment, human
rights issues, etc. READ
<http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/brow
se/1/zurueck/news-archive/artikel/dissolving-nato-for-peace/> MORE



A Left without Feminism is not Left


 

"How Feminist is the Left? - How Left is Feminism?" was the motto of a
conference of the feminist network of the EL (EL Fem), which was organised
by EL FemA (the Austrian women of the EL Fem network) on 20-22 March. The EL
Fem network is constituted of women from left parties and of non-party
allied women from all over Europe. This diversity was reflected in the
contents brought up by the 150 participants who had come to Vienna from all
different parts of Europe and presented left demands from a feminist
perspective. READ
<http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/brow
se/2/zurueck/news-archive/artikel/a-left-without-feminism-is-not-left/> MORE


Upcoming events in May and June


 
<http://www.european-left.org/english/service/calendar/calendar/cal/event/20
090607//list-107/tx_cal_phpicalendar//elections_to_the_european_parliament-1
///107/> 

 
<http://www.european-left.org/english/service/calendar/calendar/cal/event/20
090516//list-107/tx_cal_phpicalendar//electoral_event_of_the_cp_finland_and_
el///107/?tx_cal_controller%5Boffset%5D=1&cHash=a6dc51498d> 

 

23 May the european
<http://www.unaltraeuropa.eu/dett-eventi.php?id_evento=210> left for another
europe in Florence

23 May Presentation
<http://www.euia.cat/agenda.jsp?dia=23&tmes=4&tano=2009> of the EL Electoral
Platform in Barcelona

26 May ELECTORAL MEETING IN FRANKFURT/MAIN

28 May ELECTORAL MEETING "EDUCATION IN CRISIS, ORIGINS AND SOLUTIONS" IN
LYON


31 May ELECTORAL MEETING IN BRANDENBURG


01 June ELECTORAL EVENT IN FRANKFURT/ODER

03 June ELECTORAL EVENT IN PRAGUE


04 - 07 June Elections
<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2009/default.htm?language=EN> to the
European Parliament

12 June EXTRAORDINARY EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING IN BRUSSELS


19 June - 21 June PRESS FESTIVAL OF DKP AND UNSERE ZEIT


European Left News Portal


Next week the European Left will launch a separate news portal that will
contain diverse articles and opinions on a wide range of subjects such as
politics, economics, social policy, environment, science and culture. A link
on the EL website will take you to the new(s) portal soon.

Impressum
Helmut Scholz
European Left
30 Rue Parnasse
1050 Brussels
Tel.: +32 (0)2 502 26 06
Fax: +32 (0)2 502 01 73
E-Mail: info at european-left.org <mailto: info at european-left.org>  

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